2019年4月10日星期三

Yahoo! News: World News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World News


In northeast Syria, a Christian community fights for survival

Posted: 10 Apr 2019 01:51 PM PDT

In northeast Syria, a Christian community fights for survivalSunset plunges the village of Tell Tamer into total darkness on this March evening. In this remote area of northeast Syria, power cuts can drag out for days. In the windows of the local church, the somber light of candles is reflected as Assyrian Christians gather to bid farewell to yet another member of their dwindling community. Before the start of Syria's crisis in 2011, Christians made up 10 to 12% of the country's 18 million people.


Putting the global back into the global economy

Posted: 10 Apr 2019 12:25 PM PDT

Putting the global back into the global economyTwo years ago, the global economy was in "synchronized growth," as the International Monetary Fund put it. More than 70% of economies were on a healthy upswing. The IMF's real worry, however, is that nations are becoming less synchronized on how they run their economies.


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